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January 27, 2018

Decorating Trends for 2018

Hey friends! Happy Saturday. I hope everyone is doing well and staying warm. We have been facing a slew of flu bugs here in our house, so we have been laying pretty low these days.

I have been reading up on design trends for 2018 and here are few of my favorites.

Herringbone Patterns

I had to mention this one first, as we recently installed new hardwood floors in our kitchen in a herringbone pattern. I could not be more pleased and am glad to know that I am “on trend.” Aren’t these floors just dreamy??

Velvet Furniture

Just as in fashion, velvet is in big time. While I think it is going to be a quick trend, if you do it in a more neutral color, it could stand the test of time.

Tone on Tone

Just as the image below reveals this trend is about putting two of the same tones together. Here it is the walls and the furniture. It gives off a cozy and enveloping vibe.

Large Scale Art

Say adios to the gallery wall. Apparently, large scale art is up next. I am kind of glad to see gallery walls go away for a while. They are a tad trendy and overdone.

Bar Carts

Bar carts have been popular for a few years now, but they are coming onto the design scene big time. They are so fun to decorate and style. I have a budget one I purchased at Target a few years back and I am looking to trade up. Maybe for something vintage?

Bone Inlay

I love this trend and wish I could afford it! Because the pieces tend to be handmade, they can get pricey. I have heard of some people finding deals at Homegoods so I will have to keep my eyes out!

Mixed Metals

This trend has been around a while, but I think it is here to stay. So many people thing everything has to be one metal tone, such as all silver or all brass, but mixing them metals up creates a collected looking space versus matchy matchy.

These are just a few of my favorite predicted trends. There are many more floating out there. Do you have a favorite projection.

Until next time . . .

Jennifer

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January 11, 2018

Winter Trend: The Danish Art of Hygge

Hi everyone! Happy New Year. After waking up from my New Year’s fog, I am finally getting back to writing on the blog. January is not my favorite month of the year for various reasons and it is challenging to get motivated. In thinking about my long winter ahead, I am intrigued by the danish art of hygge.

What the —– is hygge you are probably asking. Hygge is a danish lifestyle trend. Think of “hygge” (pronounced “HOO-guh”) as a softer, cozier counterpart to feng shui. But instead of rearranging furniture to find harmony between nature and the environment, hygge is more about embracing life’s simple pleasures—like a steaming cup of coffee, toasty blankets, soft lighting, and nights spent around the dinner table with friends. It is basically how the danish survive their long, cold winters. While hygge is all about keeping things simple (think Scandi-style interior design), it also encourages people to live a little and say yes to that extra slice of cake.

You can incorporate a hygge vibe into your home by adding a few essential elements, including cozy throws (preferable chunky ones), pillows, candles and a fire. Don’t the images below make you want to stay in and hibernate all winter??

Although hygge has been around for a while, I plan on incorporating more of it into my home this year to pull myself out of my January/February funk! Do you have any wintertime traditions that get you through the colder months? If so, please help us all by sharing in the comments.

Until next time.

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December 7, 2017

Our 2017 Holiday Home Tour

Hello friends both old and new. Marty at A Stroll Thru Life has done it again and has a team of 30 bloggers ready to show you their homes decked out for the holidays. If you are heading over from Southern Hospitality – Welcome! Don’t you just love Rhoda’s down to earth style and her holiday home tour is no exception.

If you are new here, I’m Jennifer – a Human Resources consultant by day and a design enthusiast and blogger in the wee hours of the night! Our family recently purchased our dream home that we rented for 3 years, so are so excited to fix it up and make it our own one room at a time. Bye bye beige walls and hello color!

So let’s start the tour. Grab some hot coco and come on in. On our porch you will find a welcoming scene. The santa and sleigh were my husband’s grandmothers and we love that it reminds us of her. This year, I added these holiday pillows made by a local maker called Allie Studio. We live in an area of our city called East Sacramento and she makes the most amazing holiday pillows. She does them for all of our city’s neighborhoods and has expanded to cities all over California and beyond. They could cutomize one for your city!

No tour would be complete without a photo bomb. I always have my little helpers around when I take photos.

As you enter our home, I added wreaths to our long, narrow hallway and it makes a nice impact. This year, I opted for red and white on the ribbons. As you will see, I tried to incorporate a bunch of different themes in my tour. Classic red, jewel tones and even winter white.

Our tree is mostly jewel tones, and since I am not in the market for all new ornaments, it will probably remain that theme for a few years!

Here are some of my favorite ornaments. We recently traveled to Bodega Bay and we bought these fun mermaid ornaments for our girls.

This ornament is sentimental as I picked it out right before our first baby was born.

In the dining room I tried to go with a silver and white theme. My girls loved the fun white snowflakes.

I rarely show our kitchen on the blog as it is need of a major renovation, but we recently redid our hardwood floors in a fun herringbone pattern and got a new runner from Caitlin Wilson Designs that I love, so I thought it was worth a few pics.

My daughter’s room is much softer in calm pastels.

I rarely decorate our bedroom, but opted to this year. Garland seems like a good idea on the bed until it starts to drop needles!

Well that is it. I hope you enjoyed the tour and that you got some inspiration for your holiay home. Up next is Doreen with Hymns and Verses. Her style is so curated and cozy. You simply must head over and see what she has in store this yer

Here is the the entire week’s lineup.

Monday – Dec 4th

A Stroll Thru Life

Life On Virginia Street

Clean & Scentsible

Nesting With Grace

Cuckoo4Design

Pink Peppermint Design

Tuesday – Dec 5th

Seeking Lavender Lane

Inspiration for Moms

Wednesday – Dec 6th

The Chronicles of Home

Thursday – Dec 7th

Friday – Dec 8th

Until next time . . .

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November 15, 2017

Hearth and Hand at Target

Hi everyone! Have you seen the new exclusive collection at Target called Hearth and Hand by Chip and Joanna Gaines? If not, you might be living under a rock. It definitely has that modern farmhouse vibe that they are famous for. They even have some holiday exclusive. Here are my favorite picks.

Placemat / Mirror / Candle Holder / Door Mat / Wood Bowl / Napkins

Do you have a favorite in the collection? If so, do tell in the comments. I would love to know.

xo.

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November 12, 2017

It’s All In The Details: Pleated Lampshades

Hi everyone! I have been in the market for a new lampshade for a lamp in my daughter’s room. While on my search, I was inspired by lamp shades with pleates and patterns. Done right, I think they add such a chic element to a room. If done poorly, they look boring and dated. I think they key is picking a fun pattern with lots of color.

This Ikat pattern in blue and green foots the bill!

This one in white works because of the blue and white pattern on the bedding and walls. It makes this lamp stand out like a bride in this photo.

How dainty is this red shade on the swing arm sconce?

The pleates on this red shade give an element of texture to this vignette.

This pleated shade has a metallic sheen that I am loving!

I could curl up in bed and read all day with this beauty by my side.

I love these shades in particular on sconces. It adds such an element of whimsy.

This one had me at hello. Many of you know my love of navy and blush!

And for the grand finale. This entire kitchen is swoon-worthy, but the simple pleated black shade combined with brass add such simple touch to this Parisian-inspired kitchen.

What do you think? Gorgeous or granny?

I hope everyone is doing well. I am already starting to gear up for the holidays here in blogland. Everything happends a little earlier around here.

Until next time . . .

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October 5, 2017

Fall Favorites From Target’s New Home Line

Hi friends! I received a cataloge from Target a few weeks ago and it appears they have launched a few new brands, include a home line called Project 62. Here are a few of my favorites. Apparently, blush tones are very in which is good for me because I have a lot of them in my home.

Planter / Abstract Art / Pillow / Vase / Wreath / Mirror

The abstract art print is a steal at only $70 dollars given its scale. Apparently, designer Emily Henderson has the same print in her home. I am really tempted to get it for my bedroom.

Have you added any fall details to your home? I seriously need to restrain myself. I have been buying way too much home stuff lately. Darn you Target!!

Until next time.

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September 12, 2017

2017 Fall Home Tour

Hello friends both old and new. Marty at A Stroll Thru Life has done it again and has a team of 30 bloggers ready to show you their homes decked out for fall. If you are joining me from Deb at Seeking Lavender Lane- Welcome! Wasn’t Deb’s tour amazing? She pulls off elegant farmhouse style perfectly!

Full disclosure here. It is still in the mid-90’s where I live and there is not a pumpkin or gourd in site. So, the fall touches you see will be more of an end-of- summer/ start-of-fall tour. In addition, right before this tour went up, we had our hardwood floors re-surfaced (you can read about it here), so much of my home was under construction or at least under a layer of dust. So, the spaces you see here are the salvageable ones.

So, let’s get started with the tour. As you walk in our home we have a very small entry table that I decided to adorn with this rustic vase I found at an antique fair. It is brown and wavy. It is kind of like a tree trunk. The inside is painted the most beautiful aged gold. It is a very unique piece and adds the rustic touch I wanted for fall.

The entry leads into our living and dining rooms. In our dining room, I swapped out some pastel pillows for an animal print bolster. Reds, oranges, and browns don’t really go with my decor, but I will take an animal print any day!

In our dining room I have touches of fall on a bold tablescape. The hammered gold vases are from Target and I love them. They can stand alone on their own or make a lovely vessel for flowers any time of the year.

I opted for simple eucalyptus branches to tone down all the gold. I used pears in a variety of colors as the centerpiece (no pumpkins remember!!)

I used my favorite fall napkin rings with a gold leaf on them. I purchased them at World Market years ago.

Moving into the breakfast nook, I have a simple flower arrangement next to the soup tureen that has been in our family for years. Once fall finally arrives in my neck of the woods, homemade soup is definitely on the menu.

No home tour would be complete without a photo of our vintage zebra. Here I have some velvet pumpkins in jewel tones adorning his feet. Who needs real pumpkins when you have velvet ones, right? I have wanted some for years, so I finally but the bullet this year!

I hope you have enjoyed the tour and found some inspiration for your home.

Up next on the tour is Christy from Our Southern Home. You have to check out her vintage French Country style!

Here is the entire weeks’ line up. You have to check out each tour. There is so much inspiration to be found:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

The Chronicles of Home | Erin Spain | Nesting With Grace | 21 Rosemary Lane | Our Fifth House

Thursday

Friday

Until next time . . .

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August 1, 2017

Miles Redd for Ballard Designs

Hi everyone! While my last post was about calming neutrals, I am switching up gears and discussing pure glamour. Famed interior designer Miles Redd has partnered with Ballard Designs to produce a line of amazingly glamourous furniture and accessories with a distinct Hollywood Regency look. I mean he did write a book called “The Big Book of Chic” after all. Miles does bright, colorful, unexpected designs and no one room he does is alike. One look at these photos and I want to ditch neutrals. The paring of colors, patterns and textures is too much fun.

Here the white mirror, console and chair balances out the wild Chinoiserie wallpaper. I love the shell console. I used to collect shells growing up, so anything with a shell motif is nostalgic for me.

The glam factor is notched up a bit here. The bold use of pops of green, the edgy coffee table and leopard print all work together beautifully.

Most of the funiture can be customized in any one of Ballard’s amazing fabrics, like the blue spot fabric below.

I adore this Hollywood Regency-style mirror paired with this lacquered black chest. The possibilities for using this mirror are endless.

Pattern in the bedroom anyone?

The shape of this waterfall console and its matching bench is so unique and is a definite centerpiece.

I am afraid I would never eat again if I had this black lacquered dining table. I find the design of the table legs to be particularly beautiful.

Here are a few of my favorite individual pieces from the 28-piece collection.

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July 27, 2017

A Classic Home Tour: White Done Right

Hi everyone! If you have been reading the blog for a while now, you know that I love color. I am drawn to it and not afraid to use it. However, every once in a while I want to sell my home, custom build a new one and do EVERYTHING in neutrals. This beautiful home tour of the home of Sonja of JS Home Design is an example of a home that makes me crave neutrals. The draw of neutrals is that you can just swap colors out via pillows and decor to get that needed pop of color.

How beautiful and serene is the entry way? I love the detailed coffered ceilings and paneled walls. Who needs color or extensive art when you have these?

Oh la la this great room. It is all neutral, but there is so much texture and different patterns so yo don’t lose interest.

I love the combination of the classic wingback chairs and the Chinese Chippendale chairs in this dining room.

This beaded chandelier is so chic and coastal. Such a statement piece.

More white is upstairs in the master bedroom. Very calming and serene.

The master bath just screams “Calgon take me away.”

The final shot is over her amazing outdoor living space that transitions so seamlessly from indoors to outdoors.

I have a serious case of design envy. This home makes me want to buy a vacation home and decorate in this palate. I think I would tire of it a bit full time.

What do you think? Do you like the all neutral palate? Or do you like a bit more color?

We are on vacation this week and soaking up every moment of fun in the sun. It’s back to reality next week.

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July 6, 2017

Lovely Lattice

Hi friends! I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July celebrating our great nation with family and friends. I have been toying with the idea of adding some decorative moulding to some of the walls in our living room when I came across a living room on Pinterest that lattice all over the walls. I love the idea, although it is a somewhat bold move. Keeping the lattice white helps to downplay the overwhelming pattern.